AFC U-19 Women's Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Vietnam |
Dates | 6–16 October |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (3rd title) |
Runners-up | North Korea |
Third place | China PR |
Fourth place | South Korea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 56 (3.73 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Mai Kyōkawa Yun Hyon-Hi (5 goals) |
Best player | Mai Kyōkawa |
The 2011 AFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship. Vietnam hosted the tournament from 6 to 16 October 2011. The top 3 teams Japan, North Korea, and China qualified to the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Japan was later named host of the U-20 Women's World Cup, so their spot was awarded to fourth-place finisher South Korea.
The tournament format is:
teams not in the top 8 of last tournament
2 groups of 4 teams, hosted by Philippines and Bangladesh
teams placed 6 to 8 in last tournament
1 groups of 5 teams, hosted by Malaysia
top 5 finishers from last tournament
round-robin tournament, hosted by Vietnam
Uzbekistan and Iran progressed from the first qualifying round as winners but then finished in the last two places in the second qualification round. Vietnam came through the qualification as the group winner in the 2nd qualification round.
The host city was Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The Final round was played at the following stadiums.
All matches were held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (UTC+7)